Researcher Agricultural Hydrologist

**Reports to**: Research Team Leader - Soil, Water, and Agronomy (SWA)
**Location**: Cairo, Egypt/Rabat, Morocco
Main Purpose of the Position
The ICARDA Soil, Water, and Agronomy (SWA) Team implements several joint research activities for building resilience and improving water productivity of rainfed and irrigated production systems. This is achieved by combining soil health management techniques, water-saving technologies, and agronomic practices into contextualized solutions for impact at scale. The purpose of this position is to conduct research and capacity building in hydrology/water resources in cooperation with researchers in developing countries and advanced institutions in the dry areas and the world. To contribute to the improvement of the sustainable and productive use of water resources in agriculture to have a direct impact on the livelihoods of resource-poor rural communities.
About ICARDA
The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA) is a treaty-based international non-profit research organization supported by CGIAR.
All CGIAR Centers are currently engaged into a reform process (“One CGIAR’”) that will help ICARDA and CGIAR achieve better impact through more strategically integrated research, unified governance, an integrated structure, and new research modalities across participating Research Centers. This transformation is supported by CGIAR donors who have committed to increased funding as a result of these reforms.
Main responsibilities
**The incumbent will**:

- Cooperate in the multi-locational research of ICARDA with national and international scientists in the dry areas to improve sustainable agricultural production in arid, semi-arid, rainfed areas through the efficient and sustainable utilization of water supplies from rainfall, groundwater, and surface sources.
- Conduct relevant research and provide expertise to the national programs in the assessment of climate, surface water and groundwater resources, and their improved use.
- Collaborate with other ICARDA scientists to improve the impact of problem-solving and integrated natural resource management research.
- Work in interdisciplinary teams with water management, irrigation, agronomy, soil, crop, socio economic, and rangeland scientists on strategic and applied research problems.
- Contribute to the definition and achievement of Team and Center objectives.
- Keep up to date with relevant technical developments and publications.
- Publish research results in ISI refereed journals, prepare reports, training materials, and other documentation as required.
- Represent ICARDA in the regional and international areas.

**Requirements**:
**Education, qualifications, and experience**:

- 10 years post PhD experience in conducting research, preferably in dry area hydrology.
- Excellent verbal and written English, Arabic, and French language skills.
- Proven expertise in monitoring and modeling of surface water and groundwater systems and in using watershed models.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to work in multi-disciplinary teams in a multicultural, international environment.
- A strong publication record including ISI-refereed journals, in surface and groundwater and especially watershed research, modeling and stochastic analysis.
- Demonstrated capacity for producing high quality scientific outputs.
- Application of watershed hydrologic models, GIS and remotely sensed data to problems of water resources development and management.
- Capability to work collaboratively with international and national scientists in multidisciplinary teams.
- High level of competence in written and oral communication in English, report writing, and presentations.

**Benefits**:
This is an internationally recruited position for which ICARDA offers an attractive compensation package, including a competitive salary, housing allowance, non-contributory retirement plan, medical insurance and leave provisions. All benefits are denominated and paid in US Dollars.